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Presentation made by Keith Cressman at the 40th session of the FAO Desert Locust Control Committee (DLCC) on the FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in South-West Asia, SWAC (20 June 2012)
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SWACFAO Commission for Controlling theDesert Locust in South-West Asia
I.R. IRANAFGHANISTAN
PAKISTAN
INDIA
19641 out of 5people live in SWAC
Afghanistan
Pakistan
I.R. Iran
India
$ 2,750$ 16,700$ 25,000$ 27,000
$400,000+arrears
1965-19792 secretaries
Tehran
Rome 1979 - present7 secretaries
2
7
9
5
4
27 sessions1964 - 2011
OPS. plan & implement survey & control in the Region
RESOURCES. arrange availability of adequate resources
PROMOTE. national, regional, international survey & control
ASSISTANCE. determine nature & extent for national program
EMERGENCIES. assist when national capacity is exceeded
PESTICIDES. maintain strategic locations of equipment & pesticide
INFO. ensure all countries informed of latest situation & research
RESEARCH. assist and coordinate
COLLABORATE. locust survey, control & research within Region
OPS. plan & implement survey & control in the Region
RESOURCES. arrange availability of adequate resources
PROMOTE. national, regional, international survey & control
ASSISTANCE. determine nature & extent for national program
EMERGENCIES. assist when national capacity is exceeded
PESTICIDES. maintain strategic locations of equipment & pesticide
INFO. ensure all countries informed of latest situation & research
RESEARCH. assist and coordinate
COLLABORATE. locust survey, control & research within Region
REGIONAL TRAINING
MASTER TRAINERS(TOT)
ELOCUST2
EQUIPMENT
NATIONAL TRAINING
I.R. IRAN
PAKISTAN
20,000 km in 30 days
$400,000+arrears
lack of donor interestpolitics & security
biopesticides2 locust info officersmaster trainersIND/PAK border meetingsDLCC participation
contingency plansequipment inventory systemenvironmental monitoring
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